Where does “majoitusala” come from?

majoitusala (Finnish) comes from Finnish älä, from Finnish ala-, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

majoitusala (Finnish): hospitality industry, accommodation industry

Definitions

  1. hospitality industry, accommodation industry

Ancestry of “majoitusala”, step by step

majoitusala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish älä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish majoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajoitusaccommodation, lodging; shelter
2Finnishmajoittaato lodge, put up
3Finnishmajahut
4Proto-Finnicmajahouse
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Finnish ala- →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →